Wednesday, May 19, 2010
our "calves"
On the left you can see a picture of my siblings' and my "calves"- that was when they were a lot younger. A couple of weeks ago though they were sent off to the butchers. Now we have made a lot of money with them. I bet there is some happy person in New Zealand now who has a yummy beef meal(s) to look forward to!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
business ideas
There are a couple of things that I've noticed that could make Kalasin and Kamalasai better. (We live in Kamalasai which is a tiny town in Kalasin Province. Kalasin town is the closest bigger town to Kamalasai.) There is a need for a good supermarket in Kalasin. Also in Kamalasai it would be nice for an air conditioned cafe. It would also be good to have some safe family accommodation around here somewhere.
In Kalasin there already two "plazas." The reason why there are quotations around plaza is because you can hardly call them plazas. The older one has cracked tile floor, is grotty, and doesn't sell much other than milk powder and nappies. The other plaza has a tiny little supermarket grocery part. The floor space would be about 150 square metres and a good third of that would be devoted to skin care and toiletry products.
As you can probably see, there is a great need for a proper supermarket! The reason why no one's built a good one yet is because of one man. He owns a hospital , some other buildings, and the two plazas. If someone was to build a decent supermarket, he would lose his customers. Right now he is forcing them to go to his plazas, or make the long trip to another province. He is very rich and is able not to let anyone build a supermarket without his permission.- this is what I was told from a local person.
One major difficulty would be to get permission from this one man to build a supermarket. Another difficulty would be to employ good staff- there are lots of people who would like a job, but to get people who know what they're doing is another thing! Another difficulty could be getting enough money to buy land and then to actually build the building. To have enough customers will not be a difficulty at all!
Having an AC cafe in Kamalasai would be really nice because it is hot over here! It got up to 42.2 degrees C a couple of days ago. Also we need to keep drinking because of this weather, which is why we often go to cafes and get fruit drinks. There are lots of little two-room-and-a-toilet places (where one of the rooms is a shop front)for rent around here that we could use for a cafe. Getting a place to use isn't a difficulty!
Some difficulties might be getting enough customers to make a profit. Another might be buying ingredients cheaply, but still good quality. Also it may be difficult to get reliable staff to make the drinks.
There are lots of small accommodation places around here but they are all a bit sleezy and not suitable for families. When families come here to see the dinosaur footprints or whatever, they want to stay at a safe place.
One difficulty could be finding a good location. Another could be finding staff trained in hospitality. Or a possible difficulty could be having enough customers, but I doubt that this would be an issue.
In Kalasin there already two "plazas." The reason why there are quotations around plaza is because you can hardly call them plazas. The older one has cracked tile floor, is grotty, and doesn't sell much other than milk powder and nappies. The other plaza has a tiny little supermarket grocery part. The floor space would be about 150 square metres and a good third of that would be devoted to skin care and toiletry products.
As you can probably see, there is a great need for a proper supermarket! The reason why no one's built a good one yet is because of one man. He owns a hospital , some other buildings, and the two plazas. If someone was to build a decent supermarket, he would lose his customers. Right now he is forcing them to go to his plazas, or make the long trip to another province. He is very rich and is able not to let anyone build a supermarket without his permission.- this is what I was told from a local person.
One major difficulty would be to get permission from this one man to build a supermarket. Another difficulty would be to employ good staff- there are lots of people who would like a job, but to get people who know what they're doing is another thing! Another difficulty could be getting enough money to buy land and then to actually build the building. To have enough customers will not be a difficulty at all!
Having an AC cafe in Kamalasai would be really nice because it is hot over here! It got up to 42.2 degrees C a couple of days ago. Also we need to keep drinking because of this weather, which is why we often go to cafes and get fruit drinks. There are lots of little two-room-and-a-toilet places (where one of the rooms is a shop front)for rent around here that we could use for a cafe. Getting a place to use isn't a difficulty!
Some difficulties might be getting enough customers to make a profit. Another might be buying ingredients cheaply, but still good quality. Also it may be difficult to get reliable staff to make the drinks.
There are lots of small accommodation places around here but they are all a bit sleezy and not suitable for families. When families come here to see the dinosaur footprints or whatever, they want to stay at a safe place.
One difficulty could be finding a good location. Another could be finding staff trained in hospitality. Or a possible difficulty could be having enough customers, but I doubt that this would be an issue.
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